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Okay, I've been bullied into it.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Okay, I've been bullied into it.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
I love it when airport security is helpful 🤣
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I love it when airport security is helpful 🤣
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The letters I draft for the FAA close with “Regards”
meme checks out
meme checks out
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The letters I draft for the FAA close with “Regards”
meme checks out
meme checks out
It blows me away that anyone advertises on Twitter. They should pay consequences for that, and it’s up to us to make it happen.
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It blows me away that anyone advertises on Twitter. They should pay consequences for that, and it’s up to us to make it happen.
Okay, here me out: the other day I read somewhere that a big reason Trump is hell-bent on getting Greenland is because it’ll make the US look a lot bigger on the map. (I wish I were making this up.)
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Okay, here me out: the other day I read somewhere that a big reason Trump is hell-bent on getting Greenland is because it’ll make the US look a lot bigger on the map. (I wish I were making this up.)
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
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Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
Look, Maduro is a scumbag.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Look, Maduro is a scumbag.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
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A very funny, low-stakes way to learn a valuable lesson about the internet.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A very funny, low-stakes way to learn a valuable lesson about the internet.
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Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
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If he had any advisors around him, there is no way they would let him keep posting about taking repeated dementia screenings in 2 am social media rants.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
If he had any advisors around him, there is no way they would let him keep posting about taking repeated dementia screenings in 2 am social media rants.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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From 2012 to now, Sound Transit built:
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From 2012 to now, Sound Transit built:
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
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Just finished this by the light of the Xmas tree. Beautiful writing as always by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An examination of navigating our current America while keeping one’s sanity. Heartwarming & terrifying at once. ❤️the quote about loving America “honestly.” Why do so many find that so hard?
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just finished this by the light of the Xmas tree. Beautiful writing as always by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An examination of navigating our current America while keeping one’s sanity. Heartwarming & terrifying at once. ❤️the quote about loving America “honestly.” Why do so many find that so hard?
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"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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Hate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.
December 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.
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Puck news confirming exactly what we all assume happened at CBS News(max) — Bari Weiss happened
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Puck news confirming exactly what we all assume happened at CBS News(max) — Bari Weiss happened
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The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE.
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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What American institutions are standing up and "meeting the moment"?
Sleeping giants awake: US foundations.
Podcast with head of MacArthur Foundation, John Palfrey.
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
Sleeping giants awake: US foundations.
Podcast with head of MacArthur Foundation, John Palfrey.
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
‘This Is the Proverbial Rainy Day.’
In times of emergency, an American sleeping giant shows how to flex.
fallows.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
What American institutions are standing up and "meeting the moment"?
Sleeping giants awake: US foundations.
Podcast with head of MacArthur Foundation, John Palfrey.
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
Sleeping giants awake: US foundations.
Podcast with head of MacArthur Foundation, John Palfrey.
fallows.substack.com/p/this-is-th...
Who finally figured out how to play COD Warzone?
Yep, Dr Cox. Can’t believe I slept on this for so long.
Yep, Dr Cox. Can’t believe I slept on this for so long.
a doctor with a stethoscope around his neck is giving the middle finger .
ALT: a doctor with a stethoscope around his neck is giving the middle finger .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Who finally figured out how to play COD Warzone?
Yep, Dr Cox. Can’t believe I slept on this for so long.
Yep, Dr Cox. Can’t believe I slept on this for so long.
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It's been nearly a month and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It's been nearly a month and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."